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CHAPTER 55 - Laying It Bare
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Love Me Softly CHAPTER 56 - Clashing
George reclined on a chair and watched as Tony settled on another chair. Tony quickly opened a briefcase he held and pulled out some documents, sorting through them.Tony sighed "I didn't expect that it would take this long to finally come around. I'm really sorry about that. Your father suddenly sent me on a two week business trip to sort out some issues in the company…""I heard about it. Anyway, you are here now. That's all that matters.""During my stay overseas, I was able to compile all the information in one place regarding Arthur Reeves case a—""Wait a minute. I remember you said that there was a reason why Rachel was acting weird to me. Well, she is still acting strange but I want to know what you meant when you said that." George saidTony grabbed the stack of papers on his lap and passed it to George "The answer you need is in that document. I am shocked by everything, honestly…""Shocked by what?" George grabbed the document and flipped it open, skimming each page careful
Last Updated : 2023-04-11Love Me Softly CHAPTER 57 - Knowing More
"Where do we go from here?" Rachel asked Sophia over the phone. "Time has been going and it just feels like we're doing nothing much to pursue this case. Besides, George is already aware of everything""Are you serious? When did he find out?" Sophia asked"I think it was yesterday""What did he say? What did he do?""He confronted me about it and yes, we argued a bit because I didn't reveal it to him on time. But after that, he promised to help me get justice for my father.""Hmm…can you trust him on that? Getting justice for your father means he has to go against his father, his family. All of this might even affect the company sales when it enters the news. I'm not really sure if he would want to ruin everything his family has worked for just to help you, but let's see…""You just said my mind. I was having exactly the same thoughts. Anyway, that aside, we need to hurry up with this. Especially now that George knows, he might end up confronting his father about this. And the moment
Last Updated : 2023-04-13Love Me Softly CHAPTER 58 - Numb
George stood still and stared at his mother and wife as they stared back at him. He huffed, taking in a big whiff of air through his mouth to prevent himself from crashing on the floor.Did he hear correctly? He wasn't sure. It must have been a mistake. He wanted to believe that it was but the look on their faces told him otherwise.Blinking away the angry tears trying to spill out from his eyes, he asked again in a low whisper "What did you just say? Did I hear correctly?"Patricia sighed and nodded. "Yes, it's true George. You heard everything correctly.""W—what?" George pressed his hand against his forehead, his breath coming out in short gasps. He couldn't believe his ears."I didn't plan to tell you this way, I wasn't really sure how you would react." Patricia answered "I recently discovered that Judith was the one behind your fire accident. She kept if for years, hoping that no-one would ever find out but she mistakenly spilled out the secret in an argument recently""Ugh…" Geo
Last Updated : 2023-04-18Love Me Softly CHAPTER 59 - Knowing The Past
Rachel squatted in front of George and she pushed his feet into his shoes. She was so happy to see him awake and finally back to normal. For some reason, she had been worried that his treatment wouldn't work but looking at him now, she was pleased with how everything turned out.George sat down quietly and watched as Rachel fixed his shoes and cufflinks. Was she acting kind to him just because she pitied him for this moment or because she really cared about him? He would never know…Personally, he didn't feel like seeing anybody. He just wanted to hide away for the rest of his life, so he never came in contact with the terrible people around him. That didn't make any sense at all at this moment but that was how he felt.Rachel rose to her feet and looked at him "You're all set now. Your mother must be waiting. How do you feel now?""I feel okay" He mumbled dryly "Resting for three days paid off"Rachel gazed at him for a moment. He seemed distant. She shook her head, pushing away the
Last Updated : 2023-04-18Love Me Softly CHAPTER 60 - Fear
The sound of a loud thunder rumbled and the sound of rustling leaves filled the massive villa. Morris pulled out a wooden box from the drawer in his library and placed it on a table.He glanced at Judith who was looking at him with a confused look on her face, wondering what the problem was. "What did you say I needed to know? And what is that?" She asked, pointing at the wooden box."I have finalized the documents that will place James as the new CEO of this company an—""What?!! Really?" Judith's lips widened in a huge smile. She scooted over to the edge of her chair, leaning in to hear more. "You are not joking right? You mean our dream is finally coming true? You mean I will really get to be the chairwoman of this company? Oh my goodness…" "Calm down…." Morris muttered, eyeing her. "....If you spill this to anybody before I make it official. I won't take it easy with you so you b—""Don't worry about that" Judith waved him off "...I won't get ahead of myself this time. As soon as
Last Updated : 2023-04-19Love Me Softly CHAPTER 61 - Taking Action
Patricia hurried out of the villa, a soft wooly scarf wrapped around her neck. The cold rain this morning was unexpected as she had somewhere to be. Luckily, it had stopped and her guest was still waiting for her at their destination.She pushed some strands of hair away from her view and hastened her steps, heading towards the car park to charter a cab. This made no sense. Driving her cars would have been better but how could she do that when Morris had installed a tracking device under all of them?He thought she didn't know that, obviously. If she wanted to meet with her lawyer, she had to do it the safe way.Even without using her cars, Patricia had a feeling that Morris was watching her but she didn't know how to avoid it. She had to meet up with her lawyer today and talk about ways to get her company back.Why couldn't she just talk to her lawyer on the phone or through a video? Well, she just realized recently that Morris was listening in on her phone conversations. His bodygua
Last Updated : 2023-04-19Love Me Softly CHAPTER 62 - Time Stops
The sky was getting darker, another rainy storm was coming. Patricia glanced at the huge square clock hanging high up on the wall of the restaurant. It was 6:00pm. How had time passed by so fast?Hee lawyer Katherine smiled warmly at her "I didn't expect we would spend so much time. I thought it would take just an hour or two…"Patricia laughed. "That's totally fine. There was a lot to talk about. It's getting dark, I believe it's time for me to release you.""I'll see you another time, Mrs Patricia" Katherine stacked the scattered documents on the table together and put it inside her briefcase. Standing up from her chair, she muttered "Have a great day and take care."Patricia sat and watched until Katherine walked out of the restaurant door. She picked her pen and notepad on the table and put them in her small handbag, signaling that she was getting ready to leave….Through the side of eye, she observed the young man still sitting at the opposite end of the restaurant. She noticed h
Last Updated : 2023-04-22Love Me Softly CHAPTER 63 - Lost
George glanced up at the huge round clock hanging on the white wall of the hospital room. His vision was blurry as his eyes welled up with fresh tears. He had never driven at full speed like the way he did this night. He didn't even care about driving rules and all of that.His mother couldn't just die like that, after everything she had been through. He could not allow her to lose again to the man he should be calling 'father'.11:15pm…How did a simple day that was all about him attending a meeting turn into this?He moved his gaze over to his mother as she laid on the bed, her head propped on a pillow. His left hand held tightly to her right hand and he whimpered, trying to hold back the rush of tears.After a while, he sighed in relief as he watched the final drop of blood flow through the drip sack that was connected to a vein on his mother's wrist….She had lost a large quantity of blood which almost put her in a critical position. Luckily, he had a similar blood type with her.
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